We are Kim and Machiko, owners of Momiji Lodges, Nagano Alps, Japan.

After 7 tours of Japan driving nearly 20,000 km all over the country, we have selected this location as the prime place to be - Nagano Prefecture has the highest life expectancy in the World, and we think it's the best place in the World - the epic 3000 metre mountain sightseeing, hiking, trekking, and snowsports, the hotsprings, the clean air and water, and the excellent food grades.

Our Project

So having looked all over the World and all over Japan to find our Shangri-La, we bought a couple of properties in a highland resort in a secluded alpine forest, part way up the leading edge of the Japan Alps, and set about renovating them to provide a coveted facility for accommodation for adventure and nature travelers from around the World.

The galleries below show some of the renovation work we have undertaken so far: